The Importance of Continuous Security Monitoring for a Robust Cybersecurity Strategy

14/11/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

In 2023, the global average cost of a data breach reached $4.45 million. Beyond the immediate financial loss, there are long-term consequences like diminished customer trust, weakened brand value, and derailed

Alert: OracleIV DDoS Botnet Targets Public Docker Engine APIs to Hijack Containers

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Publicly-accessible Docker Engine API instances are being targeted by threat actors as part of a campaign designed to co-opt the machines into a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet dubbed OracleIV. “Attackers are

New Ransomware Group Emerges with Hive’s Source Code and Infrastructure

13/11/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

The threat actors behind a new ransomware group called Hunters International have acquired the source code and infrastructure from the now-dismantled Hive operation to kick-start its own efforts in the threat landscape.

Top 5 Marketing Tech SaaS Security Challenges

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Effective marketing operations today are driven by the use of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications. Marketing apps such as Salesforce, Hubspot, Outreach, Asana, Monday, and Box empower marketing teams, agencies, freelancers, and

Chinese Hackers Launch Covert Espionage Attacks on 24 Cambodian Organizations

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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what they say is malicious cyber activity orchestrated by two prominent Chinese nation-state hacking groups targeting 24 Cambodian government organizations. “This activity is believed to be

Major Phishing-as-a-Service Syndicate ‘BulletProofLink’ Dismantled by Malaysian Authorities

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Malaysian law enforcement authorities have announced the takedown of a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) operation called BulletProofLink. The Royal Malaysia Police said the effort, which was carried out with assistance from the Australian Federal Police

New BiBi-Windows Wiper Targets Windows Systems in Pro-Hamas Attacks

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Cybersecurity researchers have warned about a Windows version of a wiper malware that was previously observed targeting Linux systems in cyber attacks aimed at Israel. Dubbed BiBi-Windows Wiper by BlackBerry, the wiper

Microsoft Warns of Fake Skills Assessment Portals Targeting IT Job Seekers

13/11/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

A sub-cluster within the infamous Lazarus Group has established new infrastructure that impersonates skills assessment portals as part of its social engineering campaigns. Microsoft attributed the activity to a threat

Russian Hackers Sandworm Cause Power Outage in Ukraine Amidst Missile Strikes

11/11/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

The notorious Russian hackers known as Sandworm targeted an electrical substation in Ukraine last year, causing a brief power outage in October 2022. The findings come from Google’s Mandiant, which described the

Alert: ‘Effluence’ Backdoor Persists Despite Patching Atlassian Confluence Servers

10/11/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a stealthy backdoor named Effluence that’s deployed following the successful exploitation of a recently disclosed security flaw in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server. “The malware acts as